单选题 Directions: In this section, you will hear two short passages. At the end of
each passage, you will hear some questions. The passages and the questions will
be spoken only ONCE. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer
from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. Then mark the corresponding letter
on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center. {{B}}Passage
One{{/B}}
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【答案解析】[听力原文]6-7
{{B}} Special Drawing Rights{{/B}}
Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) are unconditional international reserve assets created by the International Monetary Fund in July 28, 1969, to meet the need for an appropriate level of world liquidity. They are now used for the need for transactions between the IMF, governments, central banks, and certain other official holders designated by the IMF.
The SDRs exist merely as "book entries" on the ledgers of the IMF. As they are allocated to its members, the IMF credits the accounts of individual countries with the appropriate a- mounts. To use its SDRs, a country requests the IMF to transfer a specified amount of this financial asset from its account to the account of another country. In return, the transferring country receives balances in the currency of the receiving country. These balances can then be used to finance the country's balance of payments deficits.
6. What's the purpose of SDR?
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【答案解析】[听力原文]
Which of the following statements about SDR is true according to the listening material?